Few things tell a story like video, and in 2017, we produced more than half a dozen videos featuring river cruises in Europe. The intent of these river cruise videos was to capture the experience in order to help you make better informed decisions about your own river cruises. By showing you what it’s like to cruise the Douro, the Rhine, the Rhone, the Seine and more, hopefully you can decide which river you want to tackle next.

The Moselle On Avalon Waterways

I cruised Avalon Waterways in the spring of 2017 and loved three things in particular:

1. The large window that opened in my stateroom to create a huge open-air balcony. I called it Europe in HD.
2. Avalon Fresh, a new dining program that includes really good Vegetarian and Vegan options, as well as healthy breakfast items.
3. Active Discovery, a new program that immerses you into the destinations through active tours, such as walking and bicycling, and cultural immersion. See On Avalon Waterways In Amsterdam: Channeling Our Inner Van Gogh

I also came to appreciate Avalon’s so-called “Suite Ships.” Staterooms are large by industry standards. The top two decks have 200- and 300-square-foot suites with beds facing the sliding glass wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling windows. The lower deck has 172-square-foot staterooms with windows that don’t open and smaller bathrooms than in staterooms a deck above. To see the staterooms on Avalon, click on From Amsterdam To Paris On An Avalon Waterways.